THE SEMI HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY AND COURTNEY PARKWAY TONIGHT IS BACK OPEN. DEVELOPING, A LOCAL ABORTION CLINIC SURROUNDED AND CLEANED OUT. COLLECTION AGENTS WERE SEIZING A LOT OF STUFF INSIDE BECAUSE THE DOCTOR WAS NOT PAYING UP AFTER LOSING THE LAWSUIT. THIS IS THE DOCTOR SEEN IN 2006. A JURY AWARDED ONE OF HIS PATIENTS $36 MILLION AFTER SHE SAID HE BOTCHED HER ABORTION. THE DOCTOR HAS ONLY PAID A FRACTION OF THAT. TODAY COLLECTION AGENCIES SEIZED ALL KINDS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM HIS OFFICE BEHIND THE ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WHERE LOUIS BOLDEN IS LIVE. SO IS THIS CLINIC CLOSED NOW? YES, LAUREN, BUT THE OWNER SAYS IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY. HE SAYS AS SOON AS THEY RECOVER THEIR EQUIPMENT, THOSE DOORS WILL OPEN AGAIN. I'M ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC AT WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY. IT'S LIKE JUDGMENT HAS FINALLY COME. HE'S ONE OF A HANDFUL OF PRO-LIFEERS WHO WATCHED AS MOVEERS PULLED UP TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THIS DOWNTOWN ORLANDO ABORTION CLINIC AND HAULED AWAY EXAMINATION TABLES AND ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT INSIDE. THE LEAD DOCTOR OF THE FACILITY CALLED THE ORLANDO WOMEN'S CENTER WATCHED TO. WE TRIED AGAIN TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THE DOCTOR, WHO HAS MADE HEADLINES OVER THE YEARS FOR HAVING HIS LICENSE SUSPENDED BY THE STATE FOR PERFORMING ILLEGAL ABORTIONS, SAYS SEIZING THE PROPERTY IS THE RESULT OF A LAWSUIT. IT'S A VOCAL ORDER THAT BASICALLY GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO COME IN AND TAKE EVERYTHING INSIDE THIS OFFICE EXCEPT FOR PATIENT RECORDS. A SINGLE MOTHER SUED THE DOCTOR IN 2004 FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AFTER HER BABY WAS BORN WITH DISABILITIES AFTER SHE SAYS THE DOCTOR BOTCHED AN ABORTION. IN 2011, A JURY AWARDED THAT WOMAN $36 MILLION IN DAMAGES. OF WHICH THE DOCTOR HAS PAID LESS THAN $100,000. TO HEAR THE DOCTOR SAY THAT ONLY $100,000 HAS GONE TOWARDS THIS LAWSUIT, IT'S A SHAM. BECAUSE HE HASN'T PAID, THE PLAINTIFF IS NOW COMING AFTER HIS ASSETS, THOUGH HE IS ASSOCIATED WITH FIVE ABORTION CLINICS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA. HE SAYS HE DOESN'T OWN THE PROPERTY INSIDE WHICH HE CLAIMS MAKES CONFISCATING IT ILLEGAL. IT'S JUST SO HORRIBLE. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM TODAY. NOW, THE DOCTOR ALSO HAS ANOTHER CLINIC IN ORLANDO CALLED THE EPOD CENTER. HE SAYS FOR NOW THEY'RE REFERRING ALL OF THEIR CLIENTS TO THAT LOCATION. HOW IS THE CHILD NOW? THE CHILD IS 12 YEARS OLD AND NEEDS LONG-TERM CARE. OF THAT $36 MILLION JUDGMENT,

ORLANDO, Fla. -

Collection agents have seized medical equipment from an Orlando abortion clinic after the doctor, who a court ruled must award one of his patients $36 million after she said he botched her abortion, hasn't paid his judgment.

Local 6 was there as the Orlando Women's Center's office, located behind the Orlando Regional Medical Center, had its examination tables and equipment moved away.

Lead Dr. James Pendergraft has made headlines over the years for having his license suspended by the state for allegedly performing illegal abortions.

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A single mother sued Pendergraft in 2004 for medical malpractice after her baby was born with disabilities after she says Pendergraft botched an abortion. In 2011, a jury awarded the woman $36 million in damages, of which Pendergraft says he has paid less than $100,000.

"To hear Mr Pendergraft say that only 100-thousand dollars has gone towards this lawsuit is a sham," said Michelle Herzog, who says she's glad to see the clinic go.

Pendergraft said even though he is associated with the five abortion clinics in Central and South Florida, he doesn't own the property inside them, which he claims makes confiscating it illegal.

"We tried again to stop this from happening," he said. "There is a court order that basically gives them the right to come in and take everything inside this office except patient records."

The clinic is temporarily closed but as soon as they recover the equipment it will reopen. The doctor has another clinic in Orlando called the EPOC Center and are referring their clients to that location.

The child spoken about in the lawsuit is 12 years old and needs long-term care. Of the $36 million judgment half was for compensatory damages so the mother could afford to take care of the child.

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